Artificial fish bait



Oct. 11, 1932. A. v. MoKENzlr-:l 1,881,823

ARTIFICIAL FISH BAIT Fild Dec. 17, 1931 INVENTOR.

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Patented oci. 11, 1932 AUSTIN V. IIGXENZIE, 0F PROVIDENCE BHODEISLLND murmur. man ma' Application led December 17, 1981.- Serial No. 581,676.

This invention relates to an artificial vfish bait and has for one of its objects to provide an attractive finish on a bait of this character which will float.

Another object of the invention is to provide a metal bait which will fioat and which may be finished with a surface to provide the animate featuresof a livin minnow or fish to cause the same to be highly attractive.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a 4finish on an artificial bait which will have a highly brilliant and iridescent effect and which will be attractive in appearance and useful in service.- j A further object of this invention is the provision of means for the attachment of hooks or a line to the body of the baitwhich means are strong and durable and. may be easily formed on the artificial bait.

, A still further object of this invention is the provision of a lip which will cause the bait to dive and which may be firmly secured to the artificial bait in a position to assist in holding the parts of 'the bait together.

. With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the bait formed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the halves of the bait viewed from the inner side thereof. j

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of this half, illustrating in dotted lines a complimentary half for completing the bait.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the diving lip, illustrating its shape to conform to the shape of the surface of the body itself.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation offene-half of the articial bait showing in section the lip as secured thereto.

Fig. 6 is a sectional viewon line 6-6 of Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7-7 of in holding the Fig. 1, illustrating the coatings applied to the artificial bait.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the tail.

In the use of artificial bait, it has beenl v found difficult to provide a-metal bait which will float, also difficult to provide eyes which may be securely attached to the body of the bait without loosening and pulling therefrom, and further, the provision of a scale effect hasusually been procured by painting the same on the body of thebait which is an expensive operation, and one which will not I give a particularly attractive life-like effect,

and in order to avoid these undesirable resuits and provide an attractve'art'ificial bait I have stamped sheet metal into hollowedout halves and embossed thereon the animate features of a fish, minnow or the like and brought these halves together securing them along their meeting edges to provide a hollow artificial metal baitof an attractive appearance to enhance, which, I have'silver plated or provided some plate of a silver-like appearance on the bod and then lacquered the same so as to provi e an iridescent effect, and in .order that attaching eyes mayl be formed which areA stron and durable I ave formed -these integral with each of the halves in position to register when the halves are secured together, whereby no separate attachment is necessary and no joint provided for loosening, and in order to strengthen the attachment of the halves of the body and also to provide a diving lip I have formed the lip concave along its `attaching surface to conform to the shape of the body and have secured it across the meeting edges to assist parts together; and the following is a detailed description of the presentv embodiment of -this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawing, 10 designates one of the halves of the body of the artificial bait which is struck up from sheet metal stock of uniform thickness to provide a conca-ve inner surface 11 and a convex outer surface 12 on which there are embossed the animate features of a fish consisting of the e e 13, scales 14, ins 15, mouth'l andillustrated at 21-in Fig. 3 to strengthen the Same.

I have illustrated inFig. 2 one of the halves of the body and it will be understood that asimilar complimentary half is rov-ided s o the edgesl 22 of which halves w1l1 abut throughout their extended length to be joine pierced projections abut to stren hen each other and beinlg soldered along t eir edges A form an e e w ich is strong and firmly attached to t e body so that it may not be easily dislodged.v 'c t In order thatthe bait mag;7 dive, a li 23 is provided at the front end thereof w ich consistsof a piece of sheet stock bent to provide a portion 24 which is `concave as at 25l to-fit and conform to the convex outersurface of the body of the bait, and this convex portion is secured across the seam or joint of the halves of the bait so as to assist in stren thening the joint and holding the parts toget er, and as this lip is located at the forward 'end adjacentthe eye 19 it strengthens the bait where the eatest ull is exerted for drawing the'bait t rough t e water.

A ba1t thus formed is light in wei ht and has the characteristic appearance o a fish, but in order that the same will be more effective inits use and appearance I provide a plated coating 26 on the outer surface of the bod k which 1s usually silver or some substanceaving a silver-hke appearance, and then I lacquer this plated covering as at 27 with the lacquerwhich will ive'an iridescent effect such as is common in shes, and by this finish I rovide a highl brilliant and reflective sur? ace which is ey ective inuse and extremely attractive toa purchaser.

It is of course understood that hooks may be secured to the eyes 17 and 18 and that any desired number of eyes may be similarly formed about the body of the bait.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but desire it to be understood that Il reserve the 'privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, V

the invention being defined'and limited only by the terms of the appended claims. I claim:

1'. An articial bait comprising a hollow elongated metal body formed in halves with together by solder or any other suit- A able means to form a water-tight joint.` The A the meeting ed of the halves formingja, water tight sea along -their length, an a diving 11p having a securing surfacefconformin to the shape of the body-and a diving su ace at an angle to the securing surface, the body having two coatings, the inner coating having a silvery appearance, andthe outer coating having an iridescent appearanCe.

2. An articial bait comprising a hollow elongated metal body formed in halves with themeeting edges of the halves forming a water tight sea alongtheir length, and a diving 11p having a securing surface conformln to the shape of the bodyand a diving sur ace at an angle to the securing surface, the body being provided with a coating having a silvery appearance. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

AUsTIN v. MCKENZIE.

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